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Movie Info
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Director -
Curtis Hanson -
Producer -
Michael G. Nathanson , Arnon Milchan , Curtis Hanson -
Screenwriter -
Curtis Hanson , James Ellroy , Brian Helgeland -
Distributor -
Warner Home Vídeo , Warner Bros. -
Production Co -
Warner Brothers , Regency Enterprises -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 19, 1997, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 12, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$64.6M -
Runtime -
2h 16m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , DTS , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Scope (2.35:1)